TWO members of a Scarborough drugs gang who absconded before they could be sentenced by a judge are being sought by police.

Detectives are urging the public to help them track down Sonny Elms and Paul Daniel Heaton.

Both defendants failed to appear at York Crown Court on Wednesday, February 1, where they were due to be sentenced for conspiracy to supply class A drugs heroin and crack cocaine. Five members of the gang are currently starting prison sentences that add up to almost 20 years after appearing at the same court last week.

Warrants have been issued for their arrest.

Elms is 24 and 6ft 1ins tall. He has dark eyes and blond hair, which he often shaves. Heaton is 26, 5ft 11ins tall, has blue eyes, short hair and is often unshaven. He speaks with a Manchester accent.

  • Anyone with information should contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, and immediate sightings should be reported on 999. Alternatively call CrimeStoppers anonymously on 0800-555-111, quoting 12130209531.